Oklahoma City Thunder Regular Season '15-'16 Part III

Magic Giannison · Post #141 » by **Magic Giannison** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:21 am

MCW can run the offense its just he is not consistent with it. MCW biggest point is defense.
Yeah if you dont need a more defensive oriented PG you wont but value wise how much more you expect someone to give for Payne ?

spearsy23 · Post #142 » by **spearsy23** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:04 am

Magic Giannison wrote:MCW can run the offense its just he is not consistent with it. MCW biggest point is defense.
Yeah if you dont need a more defensive oriented PG you wont but value wise how much more you expect someone to give for Payne ?

We aren't trying to trade him, you came to us :nod:

Magic Giannison · Post #143 » by **Magic Giannison** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:11 am

spearsy23 wrote:
Magic Giannison wrote:MCW can run the offense its just he is not consistent with it. MCW biggest point is defense.
Yeah if you dont need a more defensive oriented PG you wont but value wise how much more you expect someone to give for Payne ?

We aren't trying to trade him, you came to us

Ahh sorry, i wasnt trying to sound offensive or rude just trying to gauge his value and how much you think he is wroth.
What is OKC looking at moment to improve?

spearsy23 · Post #144 » by **spearsy23** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 5:15 am

Magic Giannison wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:
Magic Giannison wrote:MCW can run the offense its just he is not consistent with it. MCW biggest point is defense.
Yeah if you dont need a more defensive oriented PG you wont but value wise how much more you expect someone to give for Payne ?

We aren't trying to trade him, you came to us

Ahh sorry, i wasnt trying to sound offensive or rude just trying to gauge his value and how much you think he is wroth.
What is OKC looking at moment to improve?

No offense taken, just saying that if we're moving him it's because a team overpaid by giving a guy like Middleton, we won't be actively pursuing a deal. We need a 3/D wing and rim protecting big but our only non negative assets we're open to moving are Mitch, Augustin, Dion and 2nd round picks.

Post #145 » by **bondom34** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:13 am

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/01/16/thunder-timberwolves-video-russell-westbrook-kevin-durant-triple-double

Admittedly the offense may be a bit better w/ Donovan.

Pillendreher · Post #146 » by **Pillendreher** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:39 pm

I didn't think this would be this drastic:

With Kanter off the floor, our Ratings are:

ORtG: 110.0
DRtG: 96.9
NetRtG: 13.1

Keep this in mind:

NetRtG with Durant on the floor: 15.2
NetRtG with Westbrook on the floor: 14.9

So we still get a little bit worse without our Superstars on the floor, but we still stay very good. That ORtG without Kanter would be good for 2nd in the league and the DRtG for 2nd in the league. The NetRtG for 2nd as well.

gom · Post #147 » by **gom** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:52 pm

Hi there! I came looking for the game thread to wish you all luck! Even though we had a good game in Denver, the Heat haven't been sharp. Dragic is injured until next week or the week after. Wade has bad shoulders, but I think he'll play. Johnson's shoulder is also iffy (but better), but Spo won't fight to keep him off (the kid is crazy to play). Andersen and McRoberts are out (at least for a week). Whiteside's knees are better (he has been struggling with tendinitis). We called Jarnell Stokes to reinforce the team but he will meet them in Miami (illness).

Even though we are 9.5 pt underdogs, I think the Heat might be surprising. We play better against elite opponents and the Thunder are one of the great teams right now.

So, my big wish is that nobody gets hurt on our side and that the Thunder don't catch our injury bug. This is the second game of the season. Let it not be the last! #ImOnlyDreaming

Take it easy and have fun!

Post #148 » by **bondom34** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:03 pm

gom wrote:Hi there! I came looking for the game thread to wish you all luck! Even though we had a good game in Denver, the Heat haven't been sharp. Dragic is injured until next week or the week after. Wade has bad shoulders, but I think he'll play. Johnson's shoulder is also iffy (but better), but Spo won't fight to keep him off (the kid is crazy to play). Andersen and McRoberts are out (at least for a week). Whiteside's knees are better (he has been struggling with tendinitis). We called Jarnell Stokes to reinforce the team but he will meet them in Miami (illness).

So, my big wish is that nobody gets hurt on our side and that the Thunder don't catch our injury bug. This is the second game of the season. Let it not be the last! #ImOnlyDreaming

Take it easy and have fun!

Good luck gom!

NaturalThunder · Post #149 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:17 pm

Miami is a tough matchup for us, stil, even without LeBron. Whiteside is a freak and one of the few centers in the league that can really disrupt the athletic and attacking advantage we have over most teams. Wade seems to always turn back the clock and bring his A game against us, and Bosh is a tough guard for Serge.

KD35Brah · Post #150 » by **KD35Brah** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:23 am

Some fortunates bounces/rolls for Miami in the 1st

KD35Brah · Post #151 » by **KD35Brah** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:34 am

softest offensive foul ever, bull

KD35Brah · Post #152 » by **KD35Brah** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:43 am

Lol Kanter and Adams don't even move and STAT throws up a shot and gets FTs

NaturalThunder · Post #153 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:57 am

As usual, Wade has brought his A game against the Thunder.

And kanter isn't going to hack it against Whiteside. He has zero eelevation and is just a block waiting to happen for Whiteside. We need to go small with Ibaka at center to pull Whiteside away from the basket, because Kanter's zero athleticism is going to get eaten alive all night by Whiteside.

NaturalThunder · Post #154 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:04 am

And Whiteside makes a 15-foot fadeaway from the baseline...because he's playing the Thunder.

Post #155 » by **bondom34** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:05 am

Just triple team Wade.

KD35Brah · Post #156 » by **KD35Brah** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:09 am

Everyone is falling for a 34 year old's pump fake.

The shot selection....

NaturalThunder · Post #157 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:27 am

Wade with 20 points after he hits an 18-foot stepback over Ibaka...because he's playing the Thunder.

NaturalThunder · Post #158 » by **NaturalThunder** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:29 am

And Whiteside drains a 20-footer...when did this guy become a knockdown mid-range jump shooter?

KD35Brah · Post #159 » by **KD35Brah** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:33 am

NaturalThunder wrote:Wade with 20 points after he hits an 18-foot stepback over Ibaka...because he's playing the Thunder.

Ibaka was in his earlobes, i have no idea how that shot went in.

Post #160 » by **bondom34** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:34 am

Its a 5 point game, but right now I don't really have any major criticisms, shots not falling but up.

Up 7 now, nice lob.